872  
WWUS83 KLMK 182219  
SPSLMK  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY  
619 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
INZ076>079-084-090>092-182245-  
CRAWFORD IN-ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-JEFFERSON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-  
SCOTT IN-HARRISON IN-  
619 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN HARRISON
 
NORTHWESTERN  
JEFFERSON...NORTHWESTERN CLARK...NORTHERN CRAWFORD...FLOYD...EASTERN  
ORANGE...SCOTT AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT...  
 
AT 619 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG  
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF COLUMBUS TO 8 MILES EAST OF  
ENGLISH. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
SCOTTSBURG, SALEM, PAOLI, ENGLISH, VIENNA, AUSTIN, LEXINGTON, GALENA,  
BLUE RIVER, AND NEW PEKIN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD  
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED  
ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3826 8590 3827 8668 3869 8640 3869 8631  
3877 8628 3878 8618 3876 8613 3878 8609  
3876 8603 3875 8590 3873 8587 3881 8579  
3883 8573 3882 8563 3885 8561 3885 8557  
3888 8557 3888 8554 3891 8553 3891 8544  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 264DEG 32KT 3923 8579 3837 8630  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
NEUDORFF  
 
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